“Shut your mouth, elf king!”
“You’re a fcking king?” Uneece didn’t hesitate to step back. “Obviously, both of you are taking advantage of me!”
“We had some unfinished business to deal with and he’s trying to use you against me.” Alexander was fuming, jealous of Ferrien’s close distance with Uneece.
“…”
“Listen to me! You do not see the gravity of this situation. Go, now!”
Before she could bail, Ferrien held her hand.
“I’ll handle him. Go.” And for the first time, the tone in his voice changed, as if he was really concerned about her.
Uneece was lost for words to say and just bolted away. None of them were trustworthy, that lingered in her mind. She needed to escape before one of them would catch up to her.
Even though she ran barefoot, the slight pain wasn’t that worrisome compared
